Todays yummy mummies are breaking out of the traditional role on every front.Lets face it. It was easier to be yummy when you were single. But with some good old girl know-how (and creative scheduling!), Yummy Mummys can have those things that made being single great. Erica takes mummies out of the box to regain that fearlessness while belly dancing, doing stand-up comedy and the flying trapeze all while looking fabulous with a five minute face. How do you find the time? Well, author Anne Kingston says that men in fact CAN help around the house and tells us how in our studio interview.

Food is central to every yummy mummys life.Food is life, and as a new mother, its hard to know whats best for your kids. Host Erica Ehm talks to some moms who are worried that theyre own anxieties about food are sending out the wrong message to their kids. Then were off to the dietician who has advice on what to do with those picky eaters. Yummy Mummy gives a dinner makeover to a family of five that eat together so little that their kitchen table has four chairs, but first and most importantly, Erica gets the dish on aphrodisiacs.

Michael discovers a bounty of culinary pleasures on the beaches of his East Coast home, when he takes his son Gabe digging for clams. Back in the kitchen, Michael is inspired by the fresh clams and makes an East Coast favourite, clam chowder. Biscuits topped with brown butter, and a simple green salad with sherry maple vinaigrette finishes the feast.

After a day in the workshop with his buddy Dave, Michael repays the favour by inviting him to dinner. Faced with the challenge of making an impromptu meal fit for a guest, Michael raids his pantry and settles upon a central special ingredient vanilla. Michael builds an entire meal around vanilla, pulling together braised chicken thighs; couscous; endive salad and an easy panna cotta all with a subtle taste of vanilla.

What happens when you set loose a talented gourmet chef into a sea of boy and girl scouts cooking over their small propane stoves in a Prince Edward Island Campground? Chef Michael shows the kids a few culinary tricks at the Scouts Canada Jamboree, including a traditional Acadian pig roast.

Chef Michael is going back to basics: feeding hungry people! He joins volunteers at the Out of the Cold community kitchen at St. Andrews Church in Toronto where he helps to cook up stews, soups and casseroles. He experiences the challenges and satisfaction of feeding street people who seldom eat well.

Chef Jacques Pepin is an icon in the food world. Along with his beloved contemporary Julia Child, he has brought the art of cooking into the hearts and minds of generations around the world. He was personal chef to three French heads of state (including Charles de Gaulle) and has been the inspiration for hundreds of chefs that followed him from Daniel Boulud to Sara Moulton. At age 72, Pepin is still at the top of his game: producing tv shows, writing cookbooks (he has a whopping 25 to his credit) and teaching to throngs of wannabe chefs who maywant fame and celebrity -- but still turn to Jacques to learn. Also a painter and a writer, Jacques Pepin is the true Renaissance man.

Vikram Vijs parents had two goals for their son when they immigrated to Canada: buy him a restaurant, and get him a wife. Both were achieved and today, Vikram Vij and his wife Meeru clearly have a marriage made in culinary heaven. They have transformed Vijs Restaurant into a Vancouver landmark a far cry from its 14-seat opening in 1994 when Vikrams parents helped out by transporting prepared dishes on the local bus. For their collaboration Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine, Vikram and Meeru won Best Cookbook at the Canadian Culinary Awards. Their modern take on traditional Indian cuisine has impressed both gourmands and newcomers to Indian food.

While responding to the report of a broken down vehicle on Christmas Eve, Scott Hanson, a ski resort town sheriff, stumbles upon a sleeping Santa in the snowy woods. With his sleigh ride in doubt after spending nearly a year in a coma, Santa is put on trial to defend his identity. As the small town learns to believe, Sheriff Hanson, a dad and widower, also begins to fall for Santas court-appointed defense attorney, Sarah.

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Fearless In The Kitchen

This Episode : Simone: Struggle With The Stove

This Episode: Simone: Struggle With The Stove

Simone has avoided cooking her entire life by relying on her family, roommates and her husband. But now that she has someone counting on her her newborn son, Jesse. Christine wants Simone to start some family traditions and takes her on a baking adventure to make homemade cookies. Simones confidence builds and Christine challenges her to make funnel cakes at the grand opening of FunLFun, a dessert emporium dedicated to making the Worlds Best Funnel Cakes. Can Simone learn how to make delicious food that her family and friends will actually enjoy?

The only thing Max can make is Macncheese. So Christine has her work cut out for her as she tries to teach this culinary novice the rules so he can create well-balanced meals for his fianc and kids. Max goes from massacring macncheese, to learning how to make artisanal taco chips and salsa, a sizzling Mexicali stir-fry and a cheese souffl for high-end restaurant patrons. But has he developed the skills that will allow him to create a dish that will give him the thumbs up from both his kids and his fianc? One thing is for certain, this terrible cook will keep Christine jumping as she attempts to put the Max into Mexican.

Anna and Kristina are going to try their toughest recipe yet out of the 1980s classic Silver Palate cookbook the famed French Cassoulet, a three-page, 25-step monster of a recipe that has felled many a cook, and Anna and Kristina are no exception, as a product test gone bad leaves Anna hurting --- and its not just her pride.

For those with heart disease, eating healthy can feel like a prison sentence. But Anna and Kristina are going to determine whether The New Lighthearted Cookbook offers a flavor parole, or if dishes like Tofu Alfredo are simply cruel and unusual punishment.

Annas friends, the Pingues, are local producers of fine meats who are passionate about Italian food. So Anna is preparing a classic Italian feast to share with them. Featuring a spectacular Antipasto Platter, Osso Bucco with Acini Di Pepe Pasta and an Arugula Pineapple Salad its all the tastes of Italy right at home.

Annas preparing a meal of traditional Spanish Tapas small portions perfect for sharing with friends. She uses a variety of different flavours and textures to make dishes such as Spanish Pinxos, Potato Tortilla with Chorizo Sausage, San Sebastian Crab Tarts and Gambas a la Plancha little bites with big results!

After a massive, out-of-season swarm of Texas tornadoes levels weather scientist Ethan Walkers home on Christmas Eve, he must find courage in the face of devastation to help restore his marriage and rescue their missing children.

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Your House & Home

This Episode : Episode 122

This Episode: Episode 122

Shows and Expos - Parade of Homes Indoor TourDefinitely Design - Stone Features & Water GardensOut In the Open - Hinged Crawling Plant TrellisGet this Gadget - Home-Tech Made EasyCloser to Home - Installing a Wall-mount Flat Screen

In this episode, landscaper Carson Arthur and decorator Amanda Eaton bring new life to a tired patio and a new fence & deck creates a secret getaway where garbage and debris once stood... now, theres a whole new look in the garden and, a much better view from the kitchen window.

In this episode, decorator Amanda Eaton and landscaper Carson Arthur start their garden makeover with the parents in mind, start to consider the familys needs and they end up redesigning the backyard with a little boy and his friends as their clients... its the neighbourhoods new place to be for grade schoolers.

A well designed laundry room can make doing the laundry a lot more pleasant. Vicki finally tackles her own laundry room for this dazzling makeover. She installs new cabinets, countertops, sinks, tile and a decorative finish for the walls that will chase away your laundry blues away.

Style by Jury is a makeover series about creating the best first impression possible. After a revealing judgment by a jury of their peers, makeover candidates are transformed during an intensive seven-day process. A team of experts in image, fashion, hair and make-up, cosmetic dermatology, dentistry and emotional health show the participants and the viewers how to bring out their best and get that "wow" factor without having to go under the knife. The transformations are amazing and verdicts are overturned after these lucky candidates get the second chance to make a first impression.

Style by Jury is a makeover series about creating the best first impression possible. After a revealing judgment by a jury of their peers, makeover candidates are transformed during an intensive seven-day process. A team of experts in image, fashion, hair and make-up, cosmetic dermatology, dentistry and emotional health show the participants and the viewers how to bring out their best and get that "wow" factor without having to go under the knife. The transformations are amazing and verdicts are overturned after these lucky candidates get the second chance to make a first impression.

A woman shocked by the poor reading skills of many children in her community creates a literacy program. Now over 300 children attend her weekly reading sessions; and are on hand for her living room transformation.

For years this dedicated volunteer has been breeding assistance dogs for the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society. These extraordinary animals go on to help special needs adults live independently. When the Makeover Wish team arrives to transform her living room and dining room, she is overcome with emotion.

On this episode, we count down ten of the most inviting living rooms from casual family hangouts to elegant entertaining spaces. What do they all have in common? In these rooms, windows are the stars, bathing each interior with light and offering stunning views.

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Chef At Large

This Episode: Scouts Jamboree: Creating Young Chefs

What happens when you set loose a talented gourmet chef into a sea of boy and girl scouts cooking over their small propane stoves in a Prince Edward Island Campground? Chef Michael shows the kids a few culinary tricks at the Scouts Canada Jamboree, including a traditional Acadian pig roast.